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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

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Recent reports from Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

February 28

6Mourning Dove
8Ring-billed Gull
6Great Blue Heron
5Black Vulture
8Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Bald Eagle
5Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
8Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
8American Crow
2Fish Crow
25Carolina Chickadee
31Tufted Titmouse
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
7Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
6Carolina Wren
9Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
1House Finch
6American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
3Field Sparrow
1Dark-eyed Junco
6White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
6Eastern Towhee
7Pine Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
31Northern Cardinal

February 25

2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Winter Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush